20/07/2011 South Today

South Today. In tonight's programme: Sarah's Law inaction -

new figures show how many paedophiles with access to children

have been discovered. There must be thousands of people

like me that did not know, and I thought, I would do anything to

stop another person going through what I went through.

Guilty of shaking a baby to death - a court hears how this man lost his

temper with a four-month-old boy. Helping the Hampshire hog - to

Royal plan to protect a farming way of life.

Joined as for a drive in the new Figures obtained by BBC South had

shown that more than a dozen convicted sex offenders have had

access to children in the south in the past year. The cases have come

to light and debt legislation known as Sarah's Law. It allows a parent

to see whether someone has a record for sex offences. It is named after

the Sussex schoolgirl murdered by a convicted sex offender more than a

decade ago. We met one mother whose children were abused by a family

friend. My whole world shattered. And it never was put back together

again. I was completely dysfunctional. Marion is a survivor.

The years, heard children were abused by a man she considered to

be her best friend. For years, I never suspected a thing. But you

are not looking for it. believes education of both parents

and children is the key to preventing abuse. Others they their

information. Sarah's Law allows people to check if people who come

into contact with their children have a history of abuse. All police

forces in the UK had to adopt it this year. In total, 240

applications were made to police forces in the South asking them to

check on individuals. Of those checks, 25 disclosed that person as

a registered sex offender. That is one in ten of all applications.

Across the region, the largest number were in Hampshire with 12

cases. But Hampshire's scheme has also been running the longest

because it was a trial area. Mark Ash thought was responsible for the

original pilot. He retired last week, leaving Sarah's Law as an

integral part of day-to-day policing. What we found in almost

every case his people had very good reason to be concerned. Sometimes

that generated child protection inquiries, sometimes the need for

urgent action to be taken by authorities. We did not want to put

a barrier or threshold about applications. You don't even have

to have a hunch. Critics say Sarah's Law has the potential to

drive convicted paedophiles underground. These were the scenes

over a decade ago when world -- when word got out about suspected

paedophiles living in the area. Far from leading to a flood of

applications, Sarah's Law has resulted in a steady flow with

fairly high success rates. But the sum, questions will always remain.

-- but for some people. It does not mean other people on the list are

not in the same frame, it just means they have not been caught.

Detectives are questioning a 43- year-old man on suspicion of murder

after a man died from serious injuries in Aldershot. Police were

called in the early hours of this morning after reports of a fight.

The 45-year-old victim was taken to Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey

where he was pronounced dead. Witnesses are being urged to come

forward. A man has appeared in court charged

with attempted murder after another man was badly injured in Brighton.

The 33-year-old victim was attacked before being involved in a car

collision on Saturday. A 55-year- old was remanded in custody and

will appear in Lewes Crown Court on Friday. Two women will also appear

on assault charges. It 26-year-old man has been found

guilty of shaking a baby to death. The court heard how Colin Scholey

had lost his temper while he was looking after four-month-old Thomas

Preece at his home. Thomas died of severe head injuries. Our reporter

was in Reading Crown Court. In court, Colin Scholey was

described as a man with experience looking after children. But in June

2009, he lost his temper and a baby left in his care was left her it so

badly he died in hospital. Thomas Preece, the four-month-old son of

his girlfriend's sister was left here, at his flat. When the boy's

mother returned, it she found him barely breathing. He was taken to a

nearby medical centre where GPs tried their best to save his life.

He was then brought to this hospital in Oxford. 13 hours later,

he died. The prosecution's case relied heavily on medical evidence

and expert opinion. Senior doctors told the court that the most likely

explanation for the boy's head injuries was that Colin Scholey had

lost his temper and violently shaken Thomas Preece, causing

severe brain damage. Because of the injuries, then the vast expertise

of clinicians needs to be employed and that was presented so that the

jury can decide. It took a jury six hours to find Aberdeen-Angus guilty

of manslaughter. A statement from the boy's mother was read out. She

described her son as a beautiful boy. She returned that night she

referred to Colin Scholey as a man she knew and had thought she could

trust. Tonight committee is behind bars.

-- tonight, he is behind bars. The family of a woman hit by a bus

in Brighton is facing a bit have been jailed after they allegedly

helped her fate the extent of her injuries. Thereza Daoud tried to

claim �1.5 million after she was struck by a past five years ago.

But lawyers for Brighton and Hove Bus Company say she was caught out

after being secretly filmed. Ben Moore was in the High Court today

and I spoke to him before coming on air. Aston to explain the

circumstances of the case. There is no debate this was a

tragic accident that led to this appearing in court. Thereza Daoud,

then 50 years old, was hit by a double-decker bus in Brighton and

suffered severe injuries. Within a fortnight, the family had brought

an action against the Brighton and Hove coach and bus company for �1.5

million. Today, that family was in court. Her husband and daughters

were in the dock, accused of lying and presenting Thereza Daoud as a

grossly disabled wreck of a woman. The bus company says that is not

the case and they have surveillance the lead -- surveillance video that

shows her behaving normally, going shopping and going to the

hairdresser's. Give us more detail.

Thereza Daoud is not as are charged with anything. The defence say that

this is presumably because she is too ill. Her eldest daughter did

take to the stand today. She was asked if she had seen the

surveillance of a mother at a wedding going quickly up some

stairs and aided. She said she had and she wished -- and she was

shocked although she did not think her mother deceived her. The

defence say the victim is severely disabled and all family members

denied any wrongdoing. This is a highly unusual case.

Yes, it is being heard by two High Court judges. There is no jury

involved. It is a civil case. The family accepted a �40,000 out-of-

court settlement the first time. They did not see one penny because

swiftly afterwards the bus company brought this civil content action.

It is a civil case but there are criminal consequences in this trial.

Should the family members be found guilty, they could actually go to

prison. The case is expected to last four days.

The drive of a forklift truck has died after his vehicle overturned

in Newbury town centre. Police were called just after 9am this morning.

Northbrook Street was closed but has now reopened. The man has not

yet been identified. The RSPCA has tonight confirmed

that 17 birds found dead in Worthing over the past few weeks

have been shot with an air rifle. Two dead baby seagulls were found

on the roof of flats near Durrington Station today. Magpies,

pigeons and a dove were also recovered. The organisation says

shooting wild birds is illegal and the corporate will be prosecuted if

caught. It is sick, really. We are in an area of Worthing when

normally there would be a lot of noise of sea gulls, particularly at

this time of year when they are raising their young. But it is

silent. New figures show the South has

escaped the worst effects of unemployment in recent years. The

figures from the Office of National Statistics reveal that the West

Midlands has had the biggest increase in job losses since 2005.

But the south-east had the lowest increase and still has the lowest

unemployment rate. The new hi-tech tunnel will open

next week. The Transport Secretary will open the long-awaited, multi-

million-pound project next Wednesday. It will be the longest

of its kind in the UK. Construction work on the scheme began four-and-

a-half years ago in January 2007. It is being opened within budget

and on schedule. Still to come in this evening's

South Today: Feeling hungry? Roger Finn tucks

into a farmyard story. Join me in one of the sub's finest

restaurants to find out how the Prince of Wales is helping to

preserve the Hampshire hog. 60 years of shared history have

been marked in West Berkshire today as the town of Thatcham conferred

its highest possible on air - the Freedom of the town - on the Army

Training Unit based on his doorstep. The Royal School of Military Survey

trains soldiers in map-making skills which have proved vital to

those operating in war zones like Heavy rain did not dampen the

enthusiastic response of the people of Thatcham, who turned out in

their hundreds, flags waving, to witness the historic day for this

community and the specialist military unit in their midst. The

Royal School of Military Survey has been based here just outside the

town for 60 years. Its teaching is renowned worldwide, and the current

crop of 100 trainees had been preparing for today's event for

weeks. We don't really get to do parades very often, so it is nice

margin with lots of people. It makes you feel good. All the

children on the side of the road cheering, everybody is in the

marketplace. There is an enormous sense of pride. Today was the first

time in its history that Thatcham has conferred the on of Freedom of

the town in the form of a ceremonial scrawl. It acknowledges

the links forged over decades between the local people and their

army neighbours. I have come here to see my cousin parade through the

streets and be on it. I am here to show my support for the lads on

parade. They are doing great work. I think the link is very important.

The soldiers are involved in a local schools, they help run our

sports clubs. It is more than just having an army base. They integrate

with the community. Far as to acknowledge that, you see the

turnout today, they are really behind it. Today also marked the

90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion. Old soldiers and

new, together to acknowledge the support and pride of the community

where they live. The future of Hampshire's historic

pig farming industry could be saved by an unusual combination of

helping hands - the Prince of Wales, and salami. The Prince's

Countryside Fund has made a grant to help the farmers train in the

production of exotic pork products Martin Martindale has been in pigs

nearly all his life. This heard has taken a year to -- taken years to

build up, but now he has to sell them. The situation is desperate. I

can no longer breed pigs. It is breaking my heart. A very sad day.

Martin's hopes now live with his butchery business. There are 25 pig

farmers in Hampshire and many have had to diversify into selling pork

products. Martin taught himself to make sausages and now the

opportunity of expanding that Business could be a lifeline.

you go abroad you see lots of Provence made from pork. --

products. Some of Martin's pork comes to this restaurant in

Winchester. It prides itself on using local produce. The owner here

is the director of the Hampshire Fayre. He has just won a grant from

the Prince's Trust. We need to keep things local, but there is not a

lot of flexibility for having Hampshire cured meats. That could

help Martin's Business survive, even if he's breeding herd have to

It's a 200 mph supercar and at almost �170,000 the new McLaren is

the sort of car most people can only dream of owning. But to a

Shoreham company, it's an engineering project that creates

dozens of jobs. Ricardo is building the car's engines, taking on the

likes of Ferrari and Bugatti. And this afternoon the new production

line was opened. The new McLaren is one of the

world's great supercars. It beating heart is a 600 horsepower engine

that comes from Shoreham. Ricardo's factory has been in Shoreham for

nearly 100 years and this state of the art assembly-line it means 40

new skilled jobs. The is a all new positions. All these guys are new

recruits and will be trained in house. They will have a passion for

cars. Each completed engine is tested in a soundproof room. This

is far removed from a normal engine factory. We are an engine facility

as well as a design and engineering consultancy. We have worked for

many customers, but McLaren is obviously a significant clients.

The engine is the world's greenest. However you measure it, it is the

greenest most efficient supercar, and it is more economical than my

family car. Perhaps you would not use a car like this on the school

run, but the engine is astonishing and if you want to buy one, there

is an 18 month waiting list. Creating jobs in England is always

a great thing to do and insurance it is a little bit more challenging

than some of the other areas you find engineering companies are

located. But we are here because we seek quality and performance.

target is to build 4,000 engines every year. The niche market for

supercars is tiny, but it is also very lucrative.

A memento of one of the great names of British motor sport is to be

auctioned in Sussex. It's a silver cigarette case owned by this man,

Sir Malcolm Campbell, the holder of the world land and water speed

records in the '30s. Its current owner, who lives in Hove, was given

the keepsake by his equally famous son Donald.

They were a twentieth-century speed dynasty. This is Sir Malcolm

Campbell, an inspirational figure who captured records on land and

water for his country. His son Donald followed in his footsteps,

only faster. There is just one more test run. The water conditions were

really beautiful. So it is engraved? Yes. It is a Campbell

heirloom - a cigarette case passed from father to son. It carries many

signatures, edged in the silver. A precious family memento. He always

called me darling. He said he had a present for me. I said I cannot

take it, it belonged to your father. He said you other one that is going

to have it. Now put your cigarette in it. I said, I haven't got any!

Beryl's husband designed the famous Bluebird cars for Donald. I told my

husband to go ahead designing the car. Two Bluebird cars and the boat

were designed. A lot of people sit on their behinds and watch

television, but what do they know? Donald Cammell wrote eight records

before his death on Coniston Water in 1967. Having the connections

with the Campbell family and then through to the designer of the

Bluebird, it takes all the boxes. To collectors, priceless memories

never come cheap. It's worth is estimated in the Thousands. Right

from motors got -- motorsport to cricket.

Yes, a big series. England's cricketers will hope to

take number one place in the world rankings in the weeks ahead. They

start the first test against India at Lord's tomorrow, knowing a

series win over the tourists should take them to top spot. But the

search for the next generation of stars is well underway and a former

England captain has been in Salisbury looking to discover any

hidden gems in the city's state schools.

You couldn't wish for a more experience hand to guide you and

this one. Graham Gooch is England's Batty -- batting coach. He has been

in Salisbury with schoolchildren who don't always get a choice to

play cricket. The more choice there is, the more chance you have of

finding the ones that will make it to the top. Importantly today,

children should enjoy themselves. Gooch's heyday may be gone, but

these children were bowled over. told us things most of us did not

know. The it was an honour to be talked by a professional. -- it was

an honour. Do you think you learn something? Yes, I did. None of

these students were born or when Gooch enjoyed his finest hour. His

career best of 333 against India at Lord's was almost exactly 21 years

ago, and he will be there as England faces the same opposition

at the home of cricket tomorrow. England had been playing well. We

have had good results and Our bowling attack has been performing

well. It is a challenge that players relish. England want to

depose India as the number one Test team this summer and Graham Gooch

will be there to support them. He is also leading the search for the

talent to keep them at the top. Rain meant that no play was

possible at the Rose Bowl on the first day of Hampshire's County

Championship match against Nottinghamshire. Last night though

a young Royals side were well beaten in their latest CB40 game.

In another rain affected fixture Durham set Hampshire a target of

211 from 34 overs. But Hampshire never got close being bowled out

for 134. The two sides meet again in front of a much bigger crowd in

The rain is obviously playing havoc with the cricket. Will it improve?

It will. I am not playing it, I am watching it!

To prove that some do like the rain, he is a picture to prove it. The

weather has felt more like October than July. Tonight though it is

becoming dry, but we hang on to those cloudy conditions. It is

relatively mild. We have had this Clune overhead all day. Tonight

there will be fixed cloud around. The rain will not be heavy. Showers

will eventually fade. Tomorrow morning, dry and bright and sunny.

Tempers will improve, but there will be showers from mid-morning. A

high of 21 Celsius. Tomorrow evening, more showers. Temperatures

lowered for July. Friday, one or two shower was left behind. It

should be dry up with some decent sunny spells. Saturday, and

improving picture. Sunday, settled conditions and relatively warmer.

For the rest of the week, are fewer showers and more sunshine. -- fewer

showers. It's the story of how we fell in

love with regional telly. Tonight, BBC Four is broadcasting a special

documentary celebrating 50 years of broadcasting by the BBC to local

regions. After shaky beginnings, millions tuned in to see England as

it had never been seen before, and watch new formats that would break

the TV mould. Regional television has produced a

lot of regional television stars. I suppose you could say they would